Export to Shape

[Anonymous]

Hello, colleagues!

How can to export my SDF file to ESRI Shape file? In AutoCAD Map menu have a commands, but those works only for drawing objects. Have any way to export SDF to Shape?

Thanks all? who can help me!

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

two options:

• use _MAPIMPORT (>>>details<<<) to import the SDF-file (don't forget to import the attributive data to objectdata .... and then use command _MAPEXPORT (>>>details<<<) to create a SHP.
• use _MAPCONNECT to get the SDF referenced into your drawing. Then create an empty SHP +the structure for it (using schema-creation functionality(>>>details<<<)). When this part is finished you can use bulk-copy (>>>details<<<) to transfer the content from SDF to SHP.

Good luck, - alfred -

[Anonymous]

Thank you very much!

[Anonymous]

Hi!

I tried to copy from SDF to SHP, but I can't. When I can't apply  Bulk copy command? What problem must be?

error

[Murph_Map]

A SDF file can contain point, line and polygon features all in the same dwg. Most likey your SDF is set up as multiple type features. You might want to try FDO2FDO from SL-King its a little more forgiving.

http://www.sl-king.com/fdo2fdo/fdo2fdo.html

[Anonymous]

Thanks, Murph! I will try...

[Anonymous]

Murph, thanks, it works goog, I have exported and finished sucsessfully. But it don't exports coordinate systems informations. How can I solve this problem. Did you used FDO2FDO?

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

the coordinate system is stored in a separate PRJ-file (same name like SHP, DBF, SHX, but other extension).

If you don't have that file and you need it, create an empty shape winthin a drawing with assigned coord-sys, that will also create a PRJ-file then. Use this file and rename it to the name of your SHP-data.

To the above message: I have seen that also when converting an SDF or SQLite to a SHP even when the sources where set to a single geometrytype (POLYGON) and not multiple-geom-types.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Thank you, Alfred.

[Anonymous]

But I want to know, is it that I did wrong anything in AutoCAd Map while exporting?

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> is it that I did wrong

I don't see any mistake.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Then it means that the problem is in programm, I think. may be....

[Murph_Map]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Murph, thanks, it works goog, I have exported and finished sucsessfully. But it don't exports coordinate systems informations. How can I solve this problem. Did you used FDO2FDO?

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Alfred explained the projection file. Yes I used the FDO2FDO a few times if you can you may want to thank the SL-King folks for it, Haris donates a lot of time to the open source community.